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Psalm 1:4 The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away. (NASB: Lockman)
English Translation of the Greek (Septuagint): Not so the ungodly;-- not so: but rather as the chaff which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth.
Amplified: Not so the wicked [those disobedient and living without God are not so]. But they are like the chaff [worthless, dead, without substance] which the wind drives away. (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
KJV: The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
NET: Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. (NET Bible)
NJB: How different the wicked, how different! Just like chaff blown around by the wind (NJB)
Young's Literal: Not so the wicked: But--as chaff that wind driveth away!
THE WICKED ARE NOT SO BUT THEY ARE LIKE THE CHAFF WHICH THE WIND BLOWS AWAY: (Like chaff - Ps 35:5; Job 21:18; Is 17:13; 29:5; Hosea 13:3, Mt 3:12)
The wicked - The psalmist addresses them and their effect on the godly and their ultimate fate (Ps 1:1, 4, 5, 6). Clearly the "wicked" represent those who do not believe in Jesus (see their eternal fate in Ps 1:6b).
Wicked (07563)(rasha') is an adjective meaning unrighteous, unjust, an evil person, wrong wicked, guilty (legally not innocent of a violation of the law - Ex 23:1, Ps 109:7), in the wrong, criminal, transgressor. Rasha' often describes unbelievers, who hate God and are habitually hostile toward Him. The wicked/ungodly conduct their lives as if God does not exist and with no regard for Him.
Spurgeon - In this verse the contrast of the ill estate of the wicked is employed to heighten the coloring of that fair and pleasant picture which precedes it
Note that it takes two verses to describe the secret of the godly life but it only takes two words to describe the life of the ungodly - not so! The English rendering of the Greek Septuagint is even stronger - Not so, the ungodly, not so!
Not so - Not what? They are led by the counsel of the wicked, in the way of sinners, in the seat of scoffers. Not blessed. Not like trees firmly planted. Not bearing (spiritual) fruit in season. Not remaining "green" in times of drought. Not prospering in all they do (speaking primarily of spiritual prospering for the things of this world will pass away, but only those things done in the saint abiding in the Vine of Christ Jesus will endure. Cp John 15:5)
What a contrast. Godliness is gain here and glory hereafter. Purity pays in this world and paves the way to Paradise in the world to come.
Guzik -Everything true about the righteous man (stable as a tree, continual life and nourishment, fruitful, alive, and prosperous), is not so regarding the ungodly. It may often seem like the ungodly have these things, and sometimes it seems they have them more than the righteous. But it is not so! Any of these things are fleeting in the life of the ungodly; it can be said that they don't really have them at all.
Ray Pritchard - The whole truth about the human race is found in just two words: "Not so." Not so the wicked. They are not like the righteous and therefore have no part in the promised blessing. Because they do not follow God's Word, but have chosen a different path, God's estimation of them is entirely different.
Steven Cole - The psalmist describes the wicked in contrast to the righteous. The righteous is like a sturdy tree--rooted, firm, fruitful. The wicked is like chaff from the wheat--rootless, weightless, useless. This is not man's view. From our viewpoint, many who leave God out of their lives are glamorous, powerful, exciting people. Rather, this is God's view, as verse 6 shows. God's view takes eternity into account and says, "Those who leave Me out of their lives are like chaff." They have no sub-stance. They may be great before men, but before God they will be blown away like chaff in the final judgment. (Psalm 1 How To Live Happily Ever After )
Matthew Henry sums up the entire life and accomplishments of the ungodly man or woman (the unsaved or unregenerate person)…
But - Always be alert for this term of contrast, and at the bare minimum ask "What is the writer contrasting?" (Why?, What is the change of direction?, etc).
Spurgeon writes…
Like - Whenever you encounter a phrase introduced by "like" (or "as"), it is most likely a term of comparison, and more specifically a simile.
Like chaff - Scripture uses chaff to picture that which is useless, worthless or evil, including (as in Psalm 1) wicked persons that are about to be destroyed.
Scott Grant - Chaff, unlike a firmly planted tree, is separated from its source of life. A tree bears fruit, but chaff is disconnected from the fruit it surrounded. The destiny of chaff, unlike the leaves of the firmly planted tree, is to wither. The psalmist compares impotent activity with fruitful contemplation.
Ray Pritchard - The wicked are ultimately insubstantial. Chaff refers to the husk or hull that surrounds a nut or a kernel. It seems quite strong, but once the nut has been removed, it is light and insubstantial. Take a peanut in the shell and crack it open. After you eat the peanut, what do you do with the shell? If you are at a ballgame, you toss the shells on the ground where they are pulverized into dust. That's what the wicked are like in the eyes of the Lord. They look so powerful on earth, but to God they are like dust that is quickly blown away. And their "wisdom" is like chaff, changing every day, new theories, new ideas, new beliefs. Nothing solid, nothing definite. Because the wicked live for themselves, they don't know right from wrong or good from bad. Learn from this that life without God is useless, empty, trivial, and worthless. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity. If a man lives for a hundred years and yet does not know God, he is just a piece of useless chaff! Blown away and forgotten!
Richard Baxter offers an interesting thought on chaff…
Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary has this note on the definition of chaff…
Which the wind blows away - Spurgeon writes that chaff is "Intrinsically worthless, dead, unserviceable, without substance, and easily carried away."
Guzik - Chaff was light enough that it could be separated from the grain by throwing a scoopful into the wind and letting the wind drive away the chaff. This is how unstable, how lacking in substance, the ungodly are.
Matthew Henry - they are like the chaff which the wind drives away, the very lightest of the chaff, the dust which the owner of the floor desires to have driven away, as not capable of being put to any use. Would you value them? Would you weigh them? They are like chaff, of no worth at all in God's account, how highly soever they may value themselves. Would you know the temper of their minds? They are light and vain; they have no substance in them, no solidity; they are easily driven to and fro by every wind and temptation, and have no stedfastness. Would you know their end? The wrath of God will drive them away in their wickedness, as the wind does the chaff, which is never gathered nor looked after more. The chaff may be, for a while, among the wheat; but he is coming whose fan is in his hand and who will thoroughly purge his floor. Those that by their own sin and folly make themselves as chaff will be found so before the whirlwind and fire of divine wrath (Ps. 35:5), so unable to stand before it or to escape it, Isaiah 17:13.
In summary, the psalmist draws out a dramatic horticultural contrast between a well watered tree and worthless chaff! This picture should jog anyone's attention to pay attention to the wisdom of the psalmist. But of course not all will read and heed because of their stubborn, rebellious will. When I was in elementary school I memorized a poem by Robert Frost which greatly disturbed me (I was not yet a believer at the time), especially his closing stanza…
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Frost's secular poem certainly mirrors the overall theme of Psalm 1 and also brings to mind Jesus' haunting words on a series of "two's"…
Matthew 7:13 (note) "Enter (aorist imperative = Do this now! It is urgent!) by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.
14 "For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it.
Matthew 7:15 (note) "Beware (present imperative) of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Matthew 7:21 (note) "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does (present tense = not perfectly but as their general lifestyle) the will of My Father Who is in heaven.
Matthew 7:24 (note) "Therefore everyone who hears these words (Sermon on the Mount - see notes Matthew 5:1ff) of Mine, and acts (present tense = as their lifestyle - the general "direction" of their life) upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
M R Vincent writes that…
"The ungodly are not so." That "not" contains the germs of all moral disaster. We have set forth under this figure three aspects of the ungodly character.
I. Its instability. Take a life away from God, and you take from it unity of impulse. Passion, pride, selfishness, drive it hither and thither as the winds drive the dismantled ship. Nowhere but in God does man find a consistent law.
II. Its worthlessness. Chaff! The wind drives it away, and the husbandman is glad to have it driven away. An ungodly life is a worthless life, because, whatever it may be, however busy and bustling, it is not so. It is not used under God's direction and for God's uses.
III. Its insecurity. The contrast is between the tree, safe in its enclosure by the watercourses, watched and tended by the gardener, its fruits safe from the plunderer, and the chaff, loosely lying on the exposed threshing-floor, where the first blast can drive it no one cares whither. How safe is the man who abides in God, while he who puts himself outside of the restraints of Divine law forfeits likewise its protection. (M. R. Vincent, Gates into the Psalm Country, p. 21)
Psalm 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. (NASB: Lockman)
English Translation of the Greek (Septuagint): Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just.
Amplified: Therefore the wicked [those disobedient and living without God] shall not stand [justified] in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God]. (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
KJV: Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
NET: For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. (NET Bible)
NJB: the wicked will not stand firm at the Judgement nor sinners in the gathering of the upright. (NJB)
Young's Literal: Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,
THEREFORE THE WICKED WILL NOT STAND IN THE JUDGMENT: (Ps 5:5, 24:3, Lk 21:36, Jude 1:15)
Therefore - Develop the discipline of pausing to ponder key "connectives" (in this passage a term of conclusion) like therefore, asking your Teacher the Spirit to lead you into all the truth (cf 1Cor 2:12-16; Ps 119:18). Here the psalmist amplifies what he has just stated about their being driven away by the wind. The wicked like chaff do not the weight to resist God's "winds of judgment" and thus are blown away and unable to stand in the judgment.
Note that will not stand in the judgment does not mean they will be absent from judgment but that they will not be able to endure the judgment and will have no adequate defense. When they are brought before the judgment bar of God, they have no retort to God's just condemnation of their ungodliness
Guzik - Because the ungodly have no "weight," they will be found lacking on the day of judgment. As it was said of King Belshazzar in the book of Daniel, You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting (Daniel 5:27).
The wicked will stand before God at the Great White Throne judgment but they will not have a "leg to stand on" in terms of God's strict requirement for perfect righteousness (available only by grace through faith in Christ, our Righteousness!).
The apostle John records this sobering, sad event…
Pritchard - When the time for judgment comes, the wicked will not stand because they have no roots. Everything about them is blow and show, froth and worldly pomp, bluster and brag, and ego. But there is nothing of lasting value. With one breath, the Lord will blow all the wicked into hell.
Matthew Henry writes that the wicked…
Spurgeon explains that the wicked…
NOR SINNERS IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE RIGHTEOUS: (Ps 26:9; Mal 3:18; Mt 13:49; 25:32,41,46)
The writer of Hebrews describes the assembly of the righteous writing that believers…
Instead as Paul explains sinners will
In the new creation sinners will be excluded from the assembly of the righteous as John explains noting that
John Trapp solemnly quipped that…
Pritchard - the righteous will stand because they are like trees by the stream, with deep roots in the Word of God. The tree stands, the chaff disappears. That's why sinners won't be in the assembly of the righteous. They won't be there because the winds of judgment will already have removed them.
Matthew Henry writes that sinners will not be in the…
Spurgeon explains this straightforward passage writing…
Fruit Or Chaff? - Two well-known people—John Wesley and Mark Twain—vividly exemplify the contrast between the godly and ungodly as portrayed in Psalm 1. When Wesley, who had been joyous, energetic, and effective even in his 88th year, was dying, he suddenly sat up, looked at the people weeping at his bedside, and said, "Best of all, God is with us."
Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (NASB: Lockman)
English Translation of the Greek (Septuagint): For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Amplified: For the Lord knows and is fully acquainted with the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly [those living outside God's will] shall perish (end in ruin and come to nought). (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
KJV: For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
NET: Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. (NET Bible)
NJB: For Yahweh watches over the path of the upright, but the path of the wicked is doomed. (NJB)
Young's Literal: For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!
FOR THE LORD KNOWS THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS: (Ps 37:18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24; 139:1,2; 142:3; Job 23:10; Nahum 1:7, Jn 10:14,27; 2Ti 2:19-note)
For (term of explanation) - Always seek to determine what the writer is explaining when you encounter a "for" (or "because"). In this context, the psalmist is helping us understand the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, elaborating on their respective destinies. In sum the writer he now gives the reason of this great difference between the righteous and the wicked, expressed in the foregoing verses.
Knows (yada) can mean simply to know, learn, perceive, discern, experience, to know people relationally, to make oneself known, to make to know. One of the main senses and the one that applies in the present passage is to know relationally and experientially. And so yada is also used for for intimacy between a man and a woman as when Adam knew Eve his wife…
Yada is translated by the Greek verb ginosko in the present tense which speaks of the Lord's continually (experientially) knowing the state of the righteous.
Jehovah knew Moses by name and face to face…
Jehovah even knew David's sitting and arising…
In sum yada speaks of God knowing man intimately and in Hebrew is a participle which represents an action or condition in unbroken continuity. Knows then pictures God's continuing intimacy with, caring for and watching over His own.
As Jesus said in the gospel of John…
Paul echoes the assurance that believers can have that the Lord God knows them and they are safe in Christ…
In Psalm 37 David presents a similar contrast between the fate of the godly and ungodly but that He knows the godly..
The prophet Nahum (in the context of a description of the Judgment of God on the earth says)
Job suffered incredible trials and afflictions and in Job 23 even cried out…
Nevertheless Job persevered because he understood the truth in Psalm 1:6 affirming that even though he could not see God, he knew God could see Him declaring…
Spurgeon elaborates on the phrase "He knows… " writing that in the original Hebrew it reads more fully…
The way of the righteous - The way refers to their entire life, and they had entered into this life journey through Jesus, the Way. Jesus said to His disciples…
Guzik comments that…
How did they become righteous in the Old Testament? Was it by keeping the law? Was it by carrying out the prescribed sacrifices? No, neither of these ways leads to the kingdom of heaven. The OT saints entered this way in the same manner NT now enter, by grace through faith. Those who have believed in the promised Messiah or the Messiah Who has come, died, was buried and has resurrected and ascended to the right hand of the Father.
Abraham is the prototype of an OT saint who was righteous
Deep Roots - Some friends of mine planted two trees of the same kind and age. The first was set in level ground in the middle of the yard, where its roots went deep into the ground to soak up water. The second was planted at the bottom of a steep bank. When it rained, the water rushed past it to the street.
Deep Roots - In my orchard are two pear trees. Last summer was extremely dry, yet one of the trees was unaffected and remained green and yielded luscious pears. The other tree did not do so well. Its leaves turned yellow, the fruit shriveled, and the leaves and the fruit both dropped to the ground. The tree seemed to be dead.
Then came the rains, and the ground was soaked with moisture. The tree that seemed to be dead sprang to life again. Soon it was covered with leaves, and (believe it or not) in the latter part of August it burst into full bloom. Little pears came into view, but then came the frost and no fruit matured.
One tree thrived and produced delicious fruit in season. What made the difference? Its roots had grown deep, where they found plenty of water. The other had shallow roots and depended on the uncertain rains. The one was like the tree David described, "planted by the rivers of water" (Ps. 1:3). The other, with belated bloom, bore no fruit.
Which kind of a tree are you? Do your roots go deep into the underground streams of the Word of God, or is your devotional life shallow and only occasional? Dig deep, friend, deep into the Book, and your life will produce abundant spiritual fruit.— by M.R. De Haan
BUT THE WAY OF THE WICKED WILL PERISH: (The way -- Ps 112:10; 146:9; Pr 14:12; 15:9; Mt 7:13-note; 2Pe 2:12-note)
But the way (term of contrast) - The dramatic contrast and finale of those who have shunned, sinned against, scorned and scoffed at God.
Solomon writes of the self-deception of the way of the wicked…
Jesus gives a command to enter the only way which will not perish…
The way of the wicked and all they have ever accomplished (the sum total of their life) is like an apple that falls off the apple tree and lies on the ground in rot and decay thus loosing any chance of ever fulfilling its full potential as an apple. The way of the wicked is a state of total disintegration or collapse.
Perish (06) (abad, cp Abaddon 011) is a verb meaning to perish, to be destroyed, to be ruined, to be lost, to in a state of ruin and destruction pertaining to an object, including the death (Ex 10:7). Abad can mean literally to die, or, in the case of things, reputation, etc., to pass away. In a causative sense, abad means to destroy, to reduce to some degree of disorder. God's destruction of evil, both threatened (Lev. 26:38) and realized (Nu 17:12); Israel's destruction of the Canaanites and their altars (Nu 33:52; Dt. 12:2, 3); the perishing of natural life (Ps. 49:10; 102:26; Eccl. 7:15); the perishing of abstract qualities such as wisdom and hope (Isa. 29:14; Lam. 3:18); and an item or animal being lost (Dt. 22:3; Eccl. 3:6)
Stephen Renn - Abad - It is first of all predicated of God's people under divine judgment for rebellion against him, under the covenant curse. In particular, abad constitutes the inevitable fate of the Israelite people, who will perish in the process of being sent into exile (cf. Lev. 26:38; Dt 4:26; 8:20; 30:18; Jos. 23:13; Jer. 4: 9; 27:10; Eze. 25: 7). The people will also perish on account of their idolatry (cf. Dt 8:19; Jos. 23:16). Individuals or groups of people are also said to "perish" at the hand of God - Korah (Nu. 16:33); Ahab's dynasty (2Ki 9: 8, cp Ps 2:12; Jer. 6:21; Mic. 4: 9; Jon. 3: 9. Nu 17: 2 expresses the fear of perishing. The enemies of Yahweh are said to perish as a consequence of judgment pronounced on them (cf. Nu 21:30; Jdg 5:31; Ps 9: 3, 6; 37:20; Isa. 41:11; Jer. 51:18 [Babylon]; Amos 1: 8 [Philistia]). General references to people dying or perishing are found in Job 4: 7; Ps 49:10; Pr 31: 6; Jon. 1: 6. Such a fate includes the wicked (cf. Ps 1: 6; 37:20; 83:17; Pr 28:28; Jer. 48: 8); as well as the righteous (cf. Eccl 7:15; Isa. 57: 1; Mic. 7: 2). Job 4:11 refers to animals perishing. In Esther 4:16 "If I perish, I perish" Abad also refers to that which is "ruined." = the land of Israel (Jer 9:12 cf. Joel 1:11; Amos 3:15; Jonah 4:10). Abad is used metaphorically -- Job utters a curse in Job 3:3, where he expresses a desire to have the day of his birth "perish." "Perish" can express the sense of "disappear" = wisdom of the wise (Isa. 29:14; Jer. 49: 7), law of God (Jer. 18: 8; Ezek 7:26); truth (Jer. 7:26).
James Swanson summarizes abad - 1. (piel) destroy, annihilate, exterminate, wipe out, i.e., cause to destroy an object (Nu 33:52); (hif) destroy (Dt 7:10); 2. (qal) not exist, i.e., have a state no longer existing (Ezek 19:5); 3. (qal) be lost, i.e., be in a state of wandering, in which the whereabouts of an object is unknown, so in a state lacking knowledge about an object (1Sa 19:3); 4. (qal) wandering, act. as a nomad, i.e., to go from place to place with no particular plan, as a lifestyle of some groups of people (Dt 26:5); 5. (piel) squander, waste, i.e., showing a total lack of value for the object wasted (Pr 29:3) 6. (piel) expel, i.e., to drive one by force from an area (Eze 28:16); 7. (qal) lose courage, formally, ruin of heart, i.e., be in a state of hopelessness, lacking confidence in a future situation (Jer 4:9); 8. (qal) internal corruption, formally, ruin the heart, i.e., engage in a behavior which is a moral deviation from what is right (Eccl 7:7)
NAS Usage: annihilate(2), annihilated(1), been lost(1), broken(1), corrupts(1), destroy(33), destroyed(15), destroying(2), destroys(2), destruction(2), dying(2), fail(1), fails(1), give up as lost(1), lacking(1), lost(12), make vanish(1), makes to perish(1), no(2), obliterate(1), perish(61), perished(16), perishes(7), perishing(2), ruined(4), surely perish(3), take(1), utterly destroy(1), wandering(1), wastes(1), wiped(1).
Abad - 175v - Ex 10:7; Lev 23:30; 26:38; Num 16:33; 17:12; 21:29f; 24:19; 33:52; Dt 4:26; 7:10, 20, 24; 8:19f; 9:3; 11:4, 17; 12:2f; 22:3; 26:5; 28:20, 22, 51, 63; 30:18; 32:28; Josh 7:7; 23:13, 16; Jdg 5:31; 1Sa 9:3, 20; 2 Sam 1:27; 2Kgs 9:8; 10:19; 11:1; 13:7; 19:18; 21:3; 24:2; 2Chr 22:10; Esther 3:9, 13; 4:7, 14, 16; 7:4; 8:5, 11; 9:6, 12, 24; Job 3:3; 4:7, 9, 11, 20; 6:18; 8:13; 11:20; 12:23; 14:19; 18:17; 20:7; 29:13; 30:2; 31:19; Ps 1:6; 2:12; 5:6; 9:3, 5f, 18; 10:16; 21:10; 31:12; 37:20; 41:5; 49:10; 68:2; 73:27; 80:16; 83:17; 92:9; 102:26; 112:10; 119:92, 95, 176; 142:4; 143:12; 146:4; Pr 1:32; 10:28; 11:7, 10; 19:9; 21:28; 28:28; 29:3; 31:6; Eccl 3:6; 5:14; 7:7, 15; 9:6, 18; Isa 26:14; 27:13; 29:14; 37:19; 41:11; 57:1; 60:12; Jer 1:10; 4:9; 6:21; 7:28; 9:12; 10:15; 12:17; 15:7; 18:7, 18; 23:1; 25:10, 35; 27:10, 15; 31:28; 40:15; 46:8; 48:8, 36, 46; 49:7, 38; 50:6; 51:18, 55; Lam 2:9; 3:18; Ezek 6:3; 7:26; 12:22; 19:5; 22:27; 25:7, 16; 26:17; 28:16; 30:13; 32:13; 34:4, 16; 37:11; Joel 1:11; Amos 1:8; 2:14; 3:15; Obad 1:8, 12; Jonah 1:6, 14; 3:9; 4:10; Mic 4:9; 5:10; 7:2; Zeph 2:5, 13; Zech 9:5
The Septuagint (LXX) translates abad in Psalm 1:6 with the Greek verb apollumi (see notes) which speaks of destruction but not annihilation. Apollumi basically has to do with that which is ruined and is no longer usable for its intended purpose. All men and women are created in the image of God and have the potential to bring glory to God, but this is only possible if one is born again ("re-created" as it were in Christ). Only the redeemed can properly bring glory to their Creator. Isaiah speaks of this privilege believers have to bring glory to God writing that…
All men are born in sin in Adam and if they fail to be born again by grace through faith they remain dead in their trespasses and sins and when they die, they soul and their way (everything that they have every done while alive) will perish forever.
Apollumi is the verb Jesus used to describe those who are thrown into hell (Mt 10:28). As He makes clear elsewhere, hell is not a place or state of nothingness or unconscious existence, as is the Hindu Nirvana. It is the place of everlasting torment, the place of eternal death, where there will be "weeping and gnashing of teeth" (see Mt 13:42, 50). All people are created by God for His glory, but when they refuse to come to Him for salvation they lose their opportunity for redemption and for becoming what God intends for them to be. They are then fit only for condemnation and eternal destruction. This truth should motivate every believer to seek to present the gospel with their life and then their lips to all around them who are still dead in their trespasses and sins.
To reiterate, destruction for an unsaved sinner does not result in annihilation or extinction. When their life ends on earth, it is not followed by the loss of being, but of well-being. The Gospel promises everlasting life for all who believe in Christ's death, burial and resurrection. Dear reader if you are not saved listen to the Savior's own words…
Steven Cole writes that…
Spurgeon emphasizes that the psalmist is saying that…
In short, while God knows the way of the righteous, in stark contrast He does not know the way of the wicked as Jesus warns at the conclusion of His Sermon on the Mount…
As to their doom, they shall be forgotten in the annals of eternity in the ages to come, leaving no trace, taking no root and forever excluded from the other world.
Ray Pritchard offers a practical, pithy summation of Psalm 1…


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'Children of a Lesser God' : From the Berkshires to Broadway
"I'm just so thankful for those six weeks," director Kenny Leon said during an after-party at The Edison Ballroom, the former Grand Ballroom of the Edison Hotel located next to Times Square.
"This one is a lot less nerve-wracking," Jackson said at the event when asked to compare this opening to his first Berkshires performance.
The reason, the actor of "Dawson's Creek" fame said, was that he was still uncertain about his signing ability at the time. Jackson plays James Leeds, a speech therapist who falls in love with a deaf maid, Sarah Norman (Ridloff), at a school for the deaf. In addition to signing his own lines to Ridloff in American Sign Language, Jackson must interpret hers for the audience.
While his performance's intricacies may have weighed less on his mind entering Wednesday's opening, Jackson could have been forgiven for feeling the burden of more scrutiny. Had he walked through Studio 54's purple-lit lobby at any point within 90 minutes of showtime, for instance, he would've found a horde of photographers, videographers and spectators making enough commotion to rival rush hour outside. In the leftmost lane, press members snapped shots of well-clad guests such as Phylicia Rashad, Edie Falco and Nyle DiMarco, as they walked down a purple carpet. DiMarco, the "America's Next Top Model" and "Dancing with the Stars" winner and deaf activist, was added as a producer of the play in January. (Rosie O'Donnell and Clay Aiken opted for the center lane, escaping much of the media traffic.)
Amidst the hubbub, however, there were resounding silences. The deaf and hard-of-hearing communities were well-represented at the opening. It wasn't uncommon to find a group solely communicating through signs. This production has catered to that audience, seeking to become the most accessible Broadway play in history. During the performance, supertitles relayed the script above stage; left of stage, interpreters signed. Additionally, spectators could download the GalaPro app to receive closed captioning.
After the show, which has been tweaked since its summer Berkshires run, Leon addressed the audience before presenting playwright Mark Medoff with a bouquet of flowers.
"As a director, this has been the joy of my life," said Leon, a two-time Tony Award-winner.
Leon migrated with many of those at Studio 54 to the after-party. The Edison Ballroom's 17,000-square-foot, art deco-styled, multi-floor space more than accommodated its guests. Those who had missed an early theater dinner (or were thus in need of late-night nourishment) could help themselves to buffets that included items both fancy (New Zealand lollipop lamb chops with mushroom risotto on plantain chips) and humble (pigs in a blanket and macaroni and cheese). With three bars keeping guests well-hydrated (one bartender said vodka cranberrys were a hit, though more exotic offerings were certainly to be had), many guests abandoned their white-tableclothed tables for the dance floor.
A group of Berkshire Theatre Group staffers were among the revelers. BTG Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire thoroughly enjoyed the night, later writing in an email, "It was a thrill to see 'Children of a Lesser God' find a home on The Great White Way! Trustees and staff were honored to be in the audience and at the wonderful celebration following on opening night. We treasure our relationship with the fabulous producer Hal Luftig, his team and of course the creative company assembled by the talented director Kenny Leon. The play delivers in so many important ways, and offers a rare lesson in communicating and tearing down barriers!"
Before joining the festivities in the ballroom space, cast and crew members entered a packed press area for more red carpet-style photographs and video interviews with media from around the world. After his first time through, Leon, dressed comfortably in Adidas athletic pants and sneakers, reflected on the play's Berkshire beginnings.
"I remember being terrified," he recalled of that opening night.
He looks back on his Berkshires experience fondly these days and has been pleased with how the leads have developed since then.
"She's more instinctive now," Leon said of Ridloff before adding that Jackson is "more fluid" with his signing.
Leon had spent time at Medoff's New Mexico home during his work on the play. The playwright and his wife, Stephanie, were circulating with other family members in the space. Medoff was one of few in the room who could compare this production to the play's 1980 Broadway predecessor.
"That was so scary," Medoff recalled of opening night 38 years ago.
He was more confident going into this one, citing Ridloff and Jackson's superb Berkshires performances. He felt that they met that standard once again on this night.
"I was just humbled by the beauty of it all," he said.
Kecia Lewis, who plays Norman's mother, acknowledged that New York is a much different environment for the play than the Berkshires.
"It's a little larger. It's a little louder," she said.
She's happy with how the play has come along since the summer.
"We all had a chance to simmer," she said, before they "came back like gangbusters."
The show's stars were later arrivals to the press area, where they were met by a throng. Jackson traded his onstage professorial attire for a brown suit and black tie. Ridloff ditched Norman's '70s wardrobe for a black sequin dress.
Following a slew of video interviews at different points in the press area, both stars were whisked away by staffers. Jackson was able to offer his perspective on the Berkshires opening as he exited; Ridloff was not.
"She hasn't even seen her family yet," a publicity person explained.
Fair enough — it was approaching midnight, more than two hours after curtain call. With the show running through the beginning of September, and Ridloff already receiving acclaim for her Broadway debut, it's clear we haven't heard the last from her, anyway.
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1. Before charging off to meet Gordon, we can do a couple side quests. These can be done any time, but now's as good a time as any. Pick the lock on this door to the left of the Police station.
2. Inside you'll find a lockpick, a baton and a sword, plus this hidden panel. Slide it open to reveal a keypad with a two-digit code. The code is "22".
3. Inside you'll find more supplies, and you earn an Area Location Bonus of 40 skill points. The DataCube holds the code for the Police Station - 911.
4. Slip into the Police Station with the code 911 then knock out this guard with your Prod.
5. Disable this guard in the neighboring room and enter the code 87342 into the keypad ahead.
6. Head below to earn an Area Location Bonus of 40 skill points. Read this DataCube which implicates Maggie Chow.
7. Bypass the Luminous Path Temple for now and head into the Canal Road tunnel.
8. Turn left after the stairs and find a lockpick here.
9. Keep heading left and you'll find more lockpicks on the bodies of the dead Luminous Path members. Approach the vehicles to earn an Exploration Bonus of 50 skill points.
10. Return to Gordon Quick. A cutscene plays and Gordon reveals the compound entrance code 1997. Enter the code into the keypad to the left of this door.
11. Once inside the compound you earn an Accomplishment Bonus of 200 skill points. Slip into this room on the left to find a credit chit worth c25.
12. Ascend these stairs and head straight back.
13. Descend these stairs and proceed through the door.
14. Continue down a long corridor to this area. A chair and your Speed Enhancement help you reach this top bunk for a lockpick.
15. You'll find a Medkit under this bunk.
16. Enter the code 1997 into this keypad and proceed to Tracer Tong's laboratory.
17. Press the wall switch and this corridor is revealed.
18. You earn a Subject Acquisition Bonus of 200 skill points. Tracer tells you that he may be able to deactivate your kill switch, and that Alex is here as well. You'll find c100 and Jock's apartment key on the table behind Tong. Pass through the doorway to the right of the table and turn left down the stairs.
19. Stand in the center of the room and Tong's device will deactivate the killswitch.
20. Don't return to Tong just yet. Instead step through here.
21. Grab the Bioelectric Cell form the table and repair yourself with the Medbot. Proceed through the doorway ahead to find Alex.
22. Alex has learned that Daedalus may be an AI known as Echelon IV. If you had Jaime meet you here you will get an Augmentation Upgrade from him.
23. Follow the catwalk above to this cabinet holding a Plasma Clip and a Multitool.
24. Return to Tracer Tong. He instructs you to find the ROM encoding for the Dragon's Tooth sword. He gives you a computer account JCDENTON/SANCTUARY and the VersaLife code 06288.
25. Grab any supplies you want before leaving. Behind these doors you'll find a repair bot and several supply crates.
26. Here's the VersaLife entrance. You'll find it near the entrance to the Lucky Money. Enter the code 06288.
27. Take the elevator up and talk to the receptionist. You are free to explore the first three levels of the building.
28. You'll find Mr. Hundley on the second level. He offers to get you into the secret laboratories for c2000. Tell him, "Never mind," because there are two free ways to get the code.
29. One way is to hack any computer in the area. You can create a Security Pass for yourself of 6512 - the same code that Hundley will give you.
30. Alternately, you can talk to this Nervous Worker on the third floor. He offers to give you the code if you kill Hundley. Actually, he'll give you the code if you just knock Hundley out.
31. Behind the Nervous Worker is this keypad. Enter the code 6512 and enter.
32. Take the elevator down. The Laboratory Supervisor greets you and warns that the alarms will sound if you cause trouble. You may recognize this area from the opening cutscene.
33. Behind the giant hand are two corridors. The left corridor leads to an elevator which you can take up to this room. You'll find this DataCube indicating that MChow should be given full access. The Nanokey is for a Magnetic Augmentation Chamber. Access the Security Terminal and disable all cameras, unlock and open all doors.
34. The view from up here is quite spectacular.
35. The corridor to the right of the giant hand leads to a break room and two rooms with locked cabinets. Read the DataCube in the break room to learn the UC code 525. Knock out everyone with your Prod in the other rooms and open the cabinets. Grab any supplies you want and read the DataCubes to learn the account MJ12/SECURITY. The master password for the server node is DAMOCLES, and the magnetic testing chamber code is 5878.
36. Proceed through this trap door you opened earlier.
37. You earn an Area Location Bonus of 50 skill points. Tracer Tong informs you that the ROM-encoding should be nearby. In fact, it's directly beneath you in this structure. Before jumping in, however, it's wise to explore the area first.
38. Descend one of the ramps then head through here. On the left you'll find the MJ12 locker room. The sole locked locker holds a pistol and the supply crates hold 10mm Ammo. On the right is a series of vents that you can explore for 50 skill points -- be careful as there is a Greasel scurrying about.
39. Continue down the corridor and you'll empty into this area. Approach the indicated window to eavesdrop on a conversation between Bob Page and Maggie Chow.
40. Note the Dragon's Tooth Swords being carried by the Special Security. Proceed down this ramp.
41. The Nano Key next to this carcass will allow you to open up the cells holding the Bum and the Greasels. You can free them if you want to enjoy some chaos.
42. All that's down here are some aliens in radiation.
43. Read the DataCube and grab the lockpick on these counters.
44. Here's the jackpot. Use the login MCHOW and password DAMOCLES on the nearby computer. Press all the options to shut down the magnetic containment and open the door. Inside you'll find Augmentation Canisters for Spy Drone/Aggressive Defense System, Targeting/Vision Enhancement, and Radar Transparency/Cloak, plus a Bioelectric Cell for good measure. The code 5878 works also.
45. The nearby MedBot will install your choice of Augmentations. Cloak is very useful for the upcoming escape. I also chose Vision Enchainment. Spy Drone was installed earlier.
46. Backtrack to this position and take the lift up.
47. Use the login MCHOW and password DAMOCLES on this computer. Upload the Nanotech Blade ROM.
48. Tracer Tong instructs you to meet the Triad leaders at the temple. Take the lift back down and activate your Cloak -- your free reign at VersaLife has come to an end.
49. Head back out the way you came. Your Cloak uses a lot of power so keep an eye on its consumption.
50. The elevator brings you back to John Smith. A cutscene plays where JC warn's him to get away.
51. Re-activate your Cloak before proceeding through the Versalife lobby. Even the receptionist will open fire if you are seen. Take the elevator back to the Wan Chai Market.


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A smattering of thoughts in the wake of the Newtown shooting.
First, 2 pieces that speak my mind on the matter
We can't prevent spree shootings, we need to look instead at gun violence in general.
We need to regulate guns as seriously as we regulate cars, do we have the courage?
The sadness upon hearing the news of this shooting was visceral. It's been a long time since I've had that punched in the gut feeling. I continue to shed tears any time I allow myself to dwell on it for longer than a fleeting thought.
The conversations about guns and mental health care in America need to happen but I'm not sure I'm prepared to hear what some people have to say. Here are my reactions to some of the things I've heard so far (in no particular order):
- The notion of arming teachers is so preposterous it would be laughable if it weren't so sad.
- When we have conversations about people being allowed to "protect themselves", why don't we explore non-lethal options?
- In the "right to bear arms" argument, it's rarely pointed out that the military guns of the 1700s are hardly comparable to the guns available today. Also, why does "arms" automatically have to mean "guns" anyway?
- Mental illness does not equal violence. However, there ARE mental illnesses that, under the right circumstances, can lead to violence so I believe that conversation needs to happen. Have you ever tried to get mental health services in America? It's very difficult unless you're very wealthy. Those with the greatest need should be seeing multiple mental health professionals multiple times a week for therapy and medication management…not to mention that their families also require services. These types of services are not covered even by many private insurance plans which would mean they'd have to pay out hundreds of dollars a week in therapy and thousands of dollars a month in medications. The mental health services accessible through medicaid are often not sufficient and you have to be "poor enough" to qualify for them. There are entire populations of people in the US for whom prison is the only option – this is unacceptable.
- Suggesting that things would be better if God was "allowed in our society" is basically saying that people cannot be moral, ethical or "good" without belief in a deity. This is not only absurd but offensive. Mass shootings do not happen because kids aren't forced to pray in schools. For pete's sake, show some common sense.
And finally, a comment I wrote on my cousin's facebook page in response to this image and this comments that followed.
Those who believe in maintaining the right to bare arms (2nd amendment rights) are not doing so to protect their family as much as to protect our rights against dictators (Obama want-a-be).
If you think you need THAT to protect your family from whatever perceived threats you think exist in North Dakota (where my cousin lives), I'm concerned about your mental health. I lived in the ghetto of Hollywood for 3 years. My employer had to hit the floor during drive-by shootings 3 times during her career with social services in Los Angeles. Do you SERIOUSLY think we would have been protected by ANY kind of gun in those situations? If this is about personal protection, then let's discuss all our options – one of which should NOT be arming the populate with semi-automatics. If this is about our "constitutional right to guns", then you're completely daft – the constitution does not OWE you anything. It certainly doesn't owe you the right to whatever gun you want without regulation.
Gun control = dictatorship? These kinds of hyperbolic fallacies only serve to eschew the real issues. If we want to have a discussion about the protection mechanisms used for the President of our country, then we should do that. But saying "because the president has highly skilled, screened, background checked and psych evalled secret service personnel protecting him with high powered weapons I should be allowed to have an assault rifle and don't even talk to me about regulations or I'll call the President a dictator" is the height of absurdity. Come on! It's this kind of ridiculousness that continues to get us NO WHERE in the societal dialogue of reasonable gun regulations.
It doesn't need to be all or nothing. We need to have a responsible dialogue about guns in this country. The level and ease of access and inconsistent regulations regarding use and abuse is embarrassing and it's well past time America own up to it. The reality is that guns do more to harm than they do to protect and spouting fallacies and hyperbole and rhetoric isn't going to change that nor is it going to get us any closer to a more peaceful, reasoned society.
It seems people have more guns than they do common sense in America and the victims continue to be the innocent.


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"The Slump" is the third episode of Season 1 of the FOX television show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It originally aired 1st October 2013 to 3.43 million viewers.
Synopsis Edit
Jake has a lot of unsolved cases on hand and the other detectives are unwilling to let his losing streak rub off on them. Meanwhile, Amy recruits Rosa and Gina for help when Holt asks her to run lead on the Junior Policeman Program for at-risk youth and Boyle helps Jeffords with a special case he's unable to solve.
Amy fails to persuade the at-risk youngsters to support the police, and turns to Rosa. She too fails, as they make a remix of her voice. "Throwin' you in jail, throwin' you in jail, got it, got it?" She also remarks that she does not recognise the feeling of being laughed at.
Amy and Rosa are forced to turn to their last hope: Gina. She had previously asked them if she could help, but they had turned her down. Now she is their last hope. She turns on Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and tells them to find a passion. She then proceeds to dance awfully, to no avail. She adds that police earn a large amount of money each year, they get to carry around a gun and they don't have to stop at red lights. This gets eight hands up to join. As the youngsters file out, Gina remarks that she was in this program, and that it "does not work".
Holt provides Jake with a 'lucky rabbits' foot' to rub. Jake soon realises one of his unsolved cases of a missing grandma, Helen Sterrino, was actually a ruse, and Rushes to confront the offenders, thereby ending the slump.
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- At the beginning of the episode, Jake says that Die Hard is the best movie of all time.
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- Hitchcock starts taking off his shirt as soon as he hears that he needs to stand in a line-up. This is the first time Hitchcock displays his propensity for toplessness.
Cultural References Edit
- Training Day (2001), Fargo (1996), Lethal Weapon (1987), RoboCop (1987), Bad Boys (1995), Die Hard (1988), Breathless (1960), and Turner & Hooch (1989) are mentioned at the start of the episode as the characters discuss the best cop movies of all time.
Trivia Edit
- The episode scored 3.43 million U.S. viewers.
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Santiago: You wanted to see me, captain?
Holt: Yes, the D.A. wanted me to personally thank you for your work on the Jade Street drug bust.
Santiago: [proudly] That's why we do this, sir.
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Okay a few days behind schedule but what is new. Thanksgiving weekend has been packed with a lot of hurry up and wait. There was the first freeze of the year and that brought with it new challenges. Tomatoes! I'll get that story a little later.
Then there was holiday shopping. I was surprised at the number of stores that were open on Thanksgiving Day giving early shoppers a change to shop before Black Friday. There was the movie that didn't happen on Thanksgiving and the meal.
For months now I have searched the web finding delicious recipes in which to prepare a simple, gluten-free Thanksgiving meal for a small group. The efforts were worth it and the meal turned out great. A big thank you to all the people and website in which I discovered the delicious recipes.
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What Thanksgiving feast would be complete without dessert? Thanks to the folks at Live Gluten Freely I made an amazing seasonal dessert of Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars.
Being gluten-free does have restrictions but doesn't mean one can't enjoy a wonderful and delicious Thanksgiving feast filled with good things to eat. Now off to the gym to work off some of those calories.
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What is Faith?
The Christian life is a supernatural experience from beginning to the end. And faith is an important ingredient in living in the supernatural. It bridges the visible to the invisible. The story of Hebrews 11 illustrates how ordinary men and women stepped into the supernatural through faith.
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It's since been deleted. Guess Gary's not the only one who doesn't like proof of their bad behavior.
Special thanks to the person who sent me these screencaps.
Red: It's not private. It's on a PUBLIC Facebook page. Please, remember that. People get caught up thinking that Facebook is private. It's not. Public places in Facebook don't even require someone to log on to read.
As for you, Shari, sue for what? Posting your own comments back in your face? If you don't want others to see it, perhaps you shouldn't say it in the first place.
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Red: JRR said NOTHING inflammatory, yet was instantly attacked. THESE are the people on A4 that are the MOST ACTIVE! These are the people Gary rewards. Please, remember that.
Orange: Look up at the top of this thread, my dear. See that little symbol of the Earth next to her post? That means it's PUBLIC.
Purple: JRR, you are way more congenial than I could ever be to these people.
Orange: Then as their parent, you should keep an eye on what they are reading. There is way more damaging things on the internet than someone calling Gary a scammer. Also, if you're that worried about it, maybe YOU shouldn't be slinging the virtual mud yourself. Just a thought.
Blue: Exactly! Why are you letting your children read things that you think is offensive?
Green: It's never been safe to post private or semi-private information on public Facebook pages.
Green: By the way, how's that working for you? I can still see everything you post. As can several others.
Purple: Try it sometime. Log out of Facebook. Then go to a public page's URL. I bet you'll be amazed.
Orange: JRR, they are hypocrites. They are foul mouthed, name calling, cronies. Nothing else. If this is their behavior in public, I can only imagine what it is like behind closed (virtual) doors.
Green: Again, how's that working for you? There are several people that are ACTIVE members of A4 that have been sending me screencaps. Let's see how paranoid you are.
Blue: It took her 4 hours to delete this post after she said she was going to do it now.
JRR, you do NOT need help. Nothing you said was in any way inflammatory, derogative, or abusive. YOU were the one who was viciously attacked. I hope you are ok after this.
To those reading this who are on the fence, please remember that these people attacking are the TOP FANS of A4. This is how Gary wants you to act. It's disgusting.
UPDATE: This screencap was just sent to me. It's the conclusion to this post.
Michelle now wants to poke people's eyes out? THIS IS NOT how someone should ever act. No one has wished harm to them. Why on Earth is she wishing bodily harm on the people that don't agree with her? She is beginning to sound a lot like Gary.
Thank you Daisy. Someone who actually gets how Facebook works.


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HNP - The Office of Municipal People's Committee issued Announcement 229/TB-VP dated September 27, stating conclusion of Vice Chairman of the Municipal People's Committee Ngo Van Quy at online meeting on dengue fever prevention and control.
Due to rain and wet weather in Ha Noi, dengue fever might spread again. The Municipal People's Committee requests directors and heads of city's departments, sectors, Chairpeople of People's Committees of districts and towns to urge agencies and units, and take measures according to instruction of health authorities, focusing on tasks as following. Districts, suburban districts, communes, wards and towns strictly take measures to kill mosquito larvae, spray chemicals to eradicate mosquito in households; it is expected that 95% of households spray repellent properly and sufficiently. Chemicals are sprayed widely in disease areas in communes and wards. Authorities check establishment of working groups, clean up the environment and spray chemicals to kill mosquito in offices, construction sites and public places. Inspection is increased, along with popularization and severe punishment for violations in disease prevention and control. The districts, suburban districts, communes, wards and towns in cooperation with Department of Education and Training direct popularization, activities to clean up the environment and eradicate mosquito larvae in schools and houses. The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in coordination with Party unit of universities, colleges and Department of Health urge drastic measures for dengue fever prevention and control, thus preventing disease outbreak. Department of Health, People's Committees of districts, towns, wards and communes, and relevant units assess performance in disease prevention and control through criteria, such as number of new cases in the week, increase/ decrease against the last week, number of outbreaks in the area, percentage of households who eradicate mosquito larvae thoroughly, and number of households where chemicals are sprayed.
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Contents tagged with Machine learning
How to measure quality of learning
Hello everybody,
Today I want to describe some ideas about measure quality of learning.
First of all I want to point areas where you can apply those measurements. It can be in three areas:
For setting funtional during learning
For picking hyperparameters
For evaluation of ready made model
Another way can be combination. You can measure quality during learning with one measurement, but final model you can analyze with other measurement.
So, let's start with most common formula: mean squared error:
In words it reads the following: difference between prognozed value and desired value, squared, summed and finally averaged.
MSE has following featues:
Easily minimizable … more
Types of learning in AI
Hello everybody,
today I want to make a short notice on question that I often receive: what kinds of learning exists in Machine Learning. I want to provide simple answer:
Learning with teacher: questions and answers.
Learning with teacher: just questions
Partial learning: questions, and some of them with answers
Active learning: at which object you'll get an answer
I suppose maybe some variations of this also exists, but as usually ML in one or another way manipulates with those four.
Consider example of clusterization. You have some data set of values. And you need somehow to group them or in other words find groups of similar objects. This task has two problems: nobody know … more
Machine learning certificate from coursera
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I want to boast that I receved certificate from Standfor Univercity about my level of knowledge in Machine Learning.
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Principal Component Analysis in Machine Learning
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today I want to note important for me details of Machine Learning.
So, the first and very important usage of PCA is visualizing data. If you have 10 dimensions, can you visualize those data? If you can I'm happy about you, but I can't. I can imagine only 1, 2, 3 D :). But with principal componenet analysis it's possible to visualize data.
Second application is reducing memory/disk need to store data. That's quite self-explanatory, to train on 10 000 dimensions and 100 dimensions is different.
Third is speeding up learning algorithm. It's actually related with second.
Another important detail, it's bad idea to use PCA in order to avoid overfitting. Actually everybody … more
Debugging learning algorithm
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SCEIP and the California Energy Commission hosted the PACE Financing and Energy Upgrade Calfornia™ Contractor Conference on Friday, January 20, 2012.
Below are resources and presentations from the conference.
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Today's card uses products from the mini occasions catalog and SAB brochure. I love the "Irresistibly Yours" Speciality DSP that is a free SAB choice with a $50 purchase! This was my first attempt at using it, and I am very pleased how it turned out.
I began by cutting a strip with the leaf pattern, measuring 2" x 5-1/2". I sponged the strip with Old Olive ink all over the paper, then wiped it off with a tissue. Such a pretty effect, and so easy to achieve! Then I glued this strip to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock which measured 2-1/8" x 5-1/2". This was then glued to the front of my Whisper White card base. (normal A2 size card)
On a scrap of Whisper White cardstock, I stamped the flower image from a new stamp set called "Crazy About You." It's such a fun set, and comes with a bunch of sayings. And you can also bundle it with "Hello You" thinlits dies and save 15%. Using Rich Razzleberry ink I stamped it twice. One to punch out with the new punch called "Flower Medallion" punch. The second one I just "fussy-cut" out the center layer with my paper snips. Set aside. I stamped the leaf image twice using Old Olive ink, and fussy-cut them out. Sure wish we had a die for that! ha ha! But it really didn't take too long.
The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink on a strip of Whisper White cardstock measuring 1/2" x 3-1/2". I attached the sentiment to the card front using dimensionals. Then I strategically placed the leaf over the left end of the sentiment strip and glued the stems to the card front with Tombow glue. I adhered the layers of the flower together using dimensionals, and added to the card front with dimensionals. The large pearl gives just a touch of bling to the center of the flower. A rhinestone would work well here also.
I can see using this easy layout for a lot of different occasions. You could also use of scraps of DSP you've been hoarding and just coordinate your flower color to whatever colors are in your DSP. I also think rounding the outside edges of the card base would be a nice touch. Maybe next time! :)


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Didn't take long to see this was a fail lol, as soon as I saw Mandela, that was it for me. Mandela was a criminal terrorist, he and his terrorist buddies killed innocent people. He got out of his cushy prison in February 1990 and almost immediately left for Russia for more indoctrination. I was there when he got out. Yeah. Mandela lol. Drink more kool-aid.
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Castro was a communist dictator.
In other words. . . . . an asshole.
He assumed room temperature and the world is better for it.
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THEY were going to let the old Soviet Union put missiles on their Island pointed towards the U.S.
Does that ring any bells for you?
We had to step up. And we did.
It's a shame the people had to suffer because of this dictator willing to let the U.S. be destroyed. But the USSR had to be stopped and so they were. Thanks to JFK.
The US will make a statement in the framework of the Security Council in reference to Cuba as follows: it will declare that the United States of America will respect the inviolability of Cuban borders, its sovereignty, that it take the pledge not to interfere in internal affairs, not to intrude themselves and not to permit our territory to be used as a bridgehead for the invasion of Cuba, and will restrain those who would plan to carry an aggression against Cuba, either from US territory or from the territory of other countries neighboring to Cuba.
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People who blame Castro for the economic woes of Cuba are not giving credit where credit is due.
American sanctions, instigated by a few corporate predators who had their property confiscated and their businesses nationalized when Castro took over, are responsible for the low level of economic life in Cuba.
Blaming Castro for Cuban economic problems during the US economic embargo is like blaming Saddam Hussein for Iraqi infant deaths during the UN sanctions regime.
As far as tyranny goes, I think people should remember that sustaining a socialist revolution in the back yard of the most malevolent capitalist democracy on the planet requires an intense level of social control. The results are not wholly desirable, but some of them are very desirable.
Castro could not have kept Cuba free of American meddling and the schemes of exiled Cuban trouble makers without running aggressive security services. In a wonderful world, where the United States wasn't a paranoid, ideologically driven crackpot state, like Iran or Israel, Castro would not have needed to be a dictator.


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Lynn demonstrates how to make some very cute Halloween Treats, Pumpkin Pretzels. These are super easy and really delicious. Adapted from butterwithasideofbread.com and Pinterest.
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Preheat oven to 250°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Lay the pretzels on the prepared cookie sheet and top with a Milky Way bite.
Place in the oven for approximately 3 minutes until can be smush down.
Place in the refrigerator until the candy hardens back up.
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White Toffee Bark recipe using only two CHIPITS ingredients. Easy holiday baking that can fit any busy schedule, perfect for a quick dessert or baking exchange.
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For some people, the thought of baking brings on many sighs and groans. While I myself do enjoy baking, I know many that do not and would rather do anything but.
Especially this time of year when our schedules are so incredibly full of holiday cheer. Adding in holiday baking to already busy days, can be downright frighteneing. Yet, there is a way to have your sweet treats this holiday season, with no baking required.
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White Toffee Bark is a nice treat for holiday company, school functions, and even baking exchanges. You can add in bark chunks to a nice festive tin wrapped with ribbon and it makes a nice thoughtful gift. And really, it's so easy there isn't an excuse!
Here's that recipe that really isn't one at all. You're welcome. 🙂
- 2 {200g} bags CHIPITS White Chocolate Chips
- 2 {200g} bags CHIPITS Skor Toffee Bits
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
Place white chocolate chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium for 20 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving at MEDIUM for 15 second increments, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and smooth when stirred. Do not burn the chocolate!
Pour mixture onto prepared cookie sheet; spread to about 1/2-inch (1.5 cm) thickness. Gently tap cookie sheet on countertop to even out thickness of mixture.
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In response to the messages about the List....Jenners (the developers for the List) have employed Bourne to Garden to maintain the site. They have put up fencing for safety reasons and the initial
maintenance will seem extreme because no maintenance has taken place for a number of years. Unfortunately the path from the corner of Evenhill Road across the List is not a public right of way. The
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We hope that answers the questions asked - I know that it is not what some residents want to hear but we are working hard on your behalf . I would urge you to contact the Parish Council and City Council if you have any additional concerns and thoughts.
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I've never surfed but I've always felt that competitive runners are very similar in outlook to hardcore surfers. The movie above, The Endless Summer, is one of my favorite documentaries ever. It follows a group of guys in the 1960s who travel the world looking for the perfect wave. Runners are always seeking the perfect race where the temperature is just right, the course is fast and flat and the field is deep. To use a surfing analogy, the March waves were a little choppy for me. I had a really good 5 mile race at the beginning of the month but didn't get the fast 5K I was hoping for. It was unseasonably hot on St. Patrick's Day and the course was tougher than expected and the race in New Orleans was, well, in New Orleans. 80 plus temps are never ideal for a race, but the post-race party certainly made up for it.
Next up for me is a 5K on April 7 and a 10K on April 14. I'm feeling pretty good though as I'm getting older I've become really in tune with what works for me and what doesn't. I seem to respond really well to tempo workouts and semi-frequent races, but intervals always seem to set me way back. Light fartlek type workouts seem to help though. Last summer I was doing stuff like 10 x 1 minute on / 1 minute off in the middle of longer runs and that seemed to get the wheels moving enough without killing myself on the track.
As for the rock 'n' roll part of this blog, I've bought some new CDs by the Lost Rivers and Strawberry Whiplash that are amazing so I'll add some reviews soon.
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The holidays are such a busy time that even small household tasks can start to become overwhelming. Little things add up and start to take over which can cause anxiety. To help keep your to-do list under control, try giving yourself 10 minute challenges. Pick something off your list, set a timer for ten minutes and dig in. Focus on the task until the timer goes off. You'll be surprised at how much you can accomplish in this small chunk of time, and it will likely inspire you to complete the task or move on to the next one even after the time has expired. Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started.
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Megan Gibala, Financial Analyst from Echo Realty uses Spreadsheet Server for financial reporting and property management reporting in conjunction with MRI ERP.
One report, fair market value for mortgages based on amortization schedules, that used to take over a week, now takes less than half a day with Spreadsheet Server. Echo Realty also uses Spreadsheet Server to automate occupancy reports, for a high level view of their properties and square footage, as well as turn of maturity, for a more granular view of their portfolio. This enables Megan to spend more time analyzing the data within the Excel reports to make more informative decisions.


text: Baeren Photography | Miscellaneous | Burg Hohenzollern Home | All My Photos | Search | About | Contact Miscellaneous Thumbnails Info Photo Info Dimensions5931 x 3910 Original file size13.1 MB Image typeJPEG Color spaceUncalibrated Date taken28-May-10 16:11 Date modified1-Jun-10 21:27 Shooting Conditions Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION Camera modelNIKON D3X Focal length17 mm Focal length (35mm)17 mm Max lens aperturef/2.8 Exposure1/50 at f/4 FlashNot fired Exposure bias0 EV Exposure modeAuto Exposure prog.Aperture priority ISO speedISO 200 Metering modePattern Digital zoom1x Burg Hohenzollern Hohenzollern Castle (German: Burg Hohenzollern) is a castle, about 50 kilometers (30 mi) south of Stuttgart, Germany, considered home to the Hohenzollern family that came to power during the Middle Ages and ruled Prussia andBrandenburg until the end of World War I.The castle is located on top of Mount Hohenzollern at an elevation of 855 meters (2,805 ft), above Hechingen and nearby Bisingen, both located at the foothills of the Swabian Alb. It was originally constructed in the first part of the 11th century. It was completely destroyed after a 10-month siege in 1423 by the imperial cities of Swabia.A second, larger and sturdier castle was constructed from 1454 to 1461 and served as a refuge for the Swabian Hohenzollern family during wartime, including during the Thirty Years' War. By the end of the 18th century, however, the castle was thought to have lost its strategic importance and gradually fell into disrepair, leading to the demolition of several dilapidated buildings. Today, only the chapel remains from the medieval castle.The third version of the castle, which stands today, was constructed by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV between 1846 and 1867, under the direction of Oberhofbaurat Stühler, who based his design on English Neo-Gothic style as well as the castles inLoire.[1] Because the castle was built to be merely a family memorial, no member of the Hohenzollern family took residence in this third castle until 1945, when it became home to the last Prussian Crown Prince Wilhelm; he and his wife, Crown Princess Cecilie, are buried there.Among the historical artifacts of Prussian history contained in the castle today are the Crown of Wilhelm II and some of the personal effects of Frederick the Great and a letter from US President George Washington thanking Baron von Steuben, a scion of the House of Hohenzollern, for his service in the American Revolutionary War. The castle is today a popular tourist destination. Mark Turney 2010 Baeren Photography Home All My Photos Search About Contact Client Access Enter your Gallery ID: Go Contact GAUnited States 703-393-6411 send message User Agreement Cancel Continue


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